No, it’s not a solution. It’s in force here in Michigan and has only led to worse government. We now get not only poor legislators, but individuals who have no clue on how the legislative process works. The old style long timer may seem an anachronism, but they do know how to pass legislation. Ours don’t know how to zip up their pants after discussions with interns.
the merits of the proposed law aside, it is not the function of the federal government to control driver’s activities while driving down a rural country road in Anyplace, USA. let congress stick with the things the Constitution authorizes them to do, and let’s the individual states run their own affairs. we elect state legislatures to handle these things; I don’t want my congressional leaders wasting their time with it.
States are already going through the motions of making texting illegal with no impact on the practice. This is another piece of useless legislation. The root cause is the individual who does it. Until and unless there’s a significant penalty to pay they’ll continue. But nobody has the balls to take this too seriously and impose a perceivable consequence. How about a $500 fine for the 1st offense, a $1,000 fine and 30-day license supension for the second, and a 30-day jail sentence plus a 6 month license revocation for the 3rd. THAT will make even the densest of idiots think twice.
If you want to talk about inept, Our so called leaders in Washington have got to be the most inept individuals to ever disgrace an office. They are nothing but a bunch of overpaid control freaks. At least at the state level you can get them to listen.
It’s a shame that common sense doesn’t seem to be around anymore that we have to make a law like this. It should be at the State level. I like the idea of the penalties being higher. Treat it like a DUI because that is how they drive. It may be hard to enforce this but it still needs to be a law so there is a penalty for those who do it when they are caught. My phone gets answered when I get home. They can leave a message or not and I sure don’t need to type out a text while trying to drive. Whatever happened to common sense.
Does the Federal Government really have to make a law that states they will hold back federal highway funds if a given state does not pass an anti texting law? There are many things states must and must not do to be elligible for those funds. Is a special law really required to add something to that list?
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No, it’s not a solution. It’s in force here in Michigan and has only led to worse government. We now get not only poor legislators, but individuals who have no clue on how the legislative process works. The old style long timer may seem an anachronism, but they do know how to pass legislation. Ours don’t know how to zip up their pants after discussions with interns.
the merits of the proposed law aside, it is not the function of the federal government to control driver’s activities while driving down a rural country road in Anyplace, USA. let congress stick with the things the Constitution authorizes them to do, and let’s the individual states run their own affairs. we elect state legislatures to handle these things; I don’t want my congressional leaders wasting their time with it.
Should we ban texting while driving or driving while texting?
I think we should ban texting while driving. If we ban driving while texting, there will be a lot of stopped cars out there.
Who proofreads these articles anyway?
States are already going through the motions of making texting illegal with no impact on the practice. This is another piece of useless legislation. The root cause is the individual who does it. Until and unless there’s a significant penalty to pay they’ll continue. But nobody has the balls to take this too seriously and impose a perceivable consequence. How about a $500 fine for the 1st offense, a $1,000 fine and 30-day license supension for the second, and a 30-day jail sentence plus a 6 month license revocation for the 3rd. THAT will make even the densest of idiots think twice.
And what do you do when the state legislature is completely incompetent- a la NY?
Here go the feds again. They can not keep there own house in order but yet they want to take control of the individual states.
The Leaders in Washington have lost sight of what the constitution of this great country allows.
If you want to talk about inept, Our so called leaders in Washington have got to be the most inept individuals to ever disgrace an office. They are nothing but a bunch of overpaid control freaks. At least at the state level you can get them to listen.
It’s a shame that common sense doesn’t seem to be around anymore that we have to make a law like this. It should be at the State level. I like the idea of the penalties being higher. Treat it like a DUI because that is how they drive. It may be hard to enforce this but it still needs to be a law so there is a penalty for those who do it when they are caught. My phone gets answered when I get home. They can leave a message or not and I sure don’t need to type out a text while trying to drive. Whatever happened to common sense.
The two word solution to most of the problems in this country is this: TERM LIMITS
Does the Federal Government really have to make a law that states they will hold back federal highway funds if a given state does not pass an anti texting law? There are many things states must and must not do to be elligible for those funds. Is a special law really required to add something to that list?